WASHINGTON — When Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th President of the United States in 1981, his inauguration featured an unusual addition to the traditional ceremonies: thousands of pounds of red ...

Scientists have warned that blueberries could be wiped out a fungus rapidly-spreading worldwide. Caused by a two different strains of fungus, the disease appears as a white powdery mildew on ...

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

A fungus causing powdery mildew in blueberries has spread from the U.S. to continents like Europe and Asia, threatening crops and increasing fungicide dependence. NC State researchers found that ...

Most fungi don’t handle the heat all too well ... Firefighters and fleeing locals have looked up to eerie orange skies (Picture: Anadolu) The Last of Us is set in a world where climate ...

Fungi could be used to power batteries in remote regions thanks to a new breakthrough by Swiss researchers. Their fungal battery invention is 3D-printed - with fungal cells mixed into the printing ...

This historic Orange Bowl has been shaped by the struggle over race and place embedded within the history of the bowl game itself and its host city, Miami. For almost a century, the Orange Bowl ...

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from ...

Once the work is done, it digests itself from the inside. Fungi are a source of fascination. This kingdom of life -- more closely related to animals than to plants -- encompasses an enormous variety.